A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration's move to place at least 2,200 employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on administrative leave. The order also requires the agency to reinstate 500 workers who had been suspended.
The order, issued by US District Judge Carl Nichols, prohibits the administration from placing any USAID employees on administrative leave and mandates the reinstatement of those already placed on leave until at least February 14. The judge also blocked the evacuation of workers from their host countries before February 14, 2025.
